The cybersecurity firm reports that sensitive DeepSeek data was exposed online

Concerns about possible dangers have been raised after a cybersecurity firm disclosed that private DeepSeek data was made public.

Wiz, a cybersecurity company based in New York, has said that it has uncovered a sizable cache of private information from DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence startup that was unintentionally made public online.

Wiz said in a blog post on Wednesday that DeepSeek had unintentionally left more than a million lines of data exposed after scanning its infrastructure. Digital program keys and chat logs that seemed to capture user commands issued to the company’s free AI helper were among the leaked data.

After being notified by his company, DeepSeek quickly safeguarded the data, according to Wiz’s Chief Technology Officer, Ami Luttwak.

According to Luttwak, “they took it down in less than an hour.” “But we think we’re not the only ones who found it because it was so easy to find.”

A request for comment from DeepSeek has not yet been answered.

The US is concerned about the Chinese startup’s explosive growth with the release of its AI helper, which has enthralled China. The sustainability of the business models and profit margins of US AI companies, such as Nvidia and Microsoft, has come under scrutiny due to its apparent ability to compete with OpenAI’s skills at a far lower cost.

As a result of DeepSeek surpassing ChatGPT, its US rival, in downloads from the Apple App Store by Monday, tech stocks began to decline globally.